want

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• ① 1希望有…;要,欲得;欲购2想见(某人),找3想(做…),拟4希望(某人做…),要(某人做…)5[用于否定句]希望(某人不要…),要(某人不做…)(★此处的V-ing为现在分词)6希望(事物被…)7希望(…是…)
  • They want a bigger house.他们希望有一栋更大的房子。
  • I badly want a new watch.我非常希望有新手表(★强调want时,常用badly)。
  • She is always wanting something new.她老是要新的东西。
  • Tell Tom the teacher wants him.告诉汤姆老师要找他。
  • You are wanted on the phone.有人找你听电话。
  • He was wanted by the police for kidnapping.他涉嫌绑票而被通缉(★作此义解时,通常用被动式)。
  • I want to go to Germany.我想去德国。
  • He was asked to resign, but he didn't want to.他被要求辞职,但他不想辞职(★为避免重复to resign,只要用to即可)。
  • She wants me to go with her.她要我陪她去。
  • What do you want me to do?你要我做什么?
  • I can go to the post office, if you want (me to).你要我到邮局去的话,我可以去(★为避免重复,只要保留to而将以下省略;有时可将want以后的部分省略)。
  • I don't want other people watching me all the time.我不要别人一直看着我。
  • I want the work done as quickly as possible.我要那件工作尽快被做好。
  • I want my shirts ironed out.我希望我的衬衫给烫好(★暗示希望比I want my shirts to be ironed out.更迅速的动作)。
  • I want my tea hot, please.请给我热茶。
  • I want everything (to be) ready as soon as possible.我希望尽快把一切准备就绪。

• ② 1【英】需要…,有…的必要2【口】应该(做…);最好…
  • Your shoes want a good cleaning.你的鞋子需要好好擦一擦。
  • This door wants painting.这门需要油漆。
  • These flowers want watering every day.这些花需要每天浇水(★want的后面接动名词时含有被动之意)。
  • You want to be more careful.你应该更加小心。
  • You don't want to be lazy.你不可懒惰。

• ③ 1缺少,不足(参照wanting)2(比…)差[不足](…)<of>3[以it为主词](时间)还差(…),还有(…)<to, of, till, until>;(长度)不足(…)<of>
  • He wants common sense.他缺乏常识。
  • The fund wants but a hundred dollars of the sum needed.资金比必要额只差一百美元。
  • It still wants five minutes to nine o'clock.还差五分钟九点。
  • It still wants an hour until [till] noon.到中午还有一小时。

• ④ 苦于缺乏
  • The refugees want food and shelter.那些难民苦于缺乏食物与住所。